ANAHEIM — For the Ducks, a promising start with parallels to Wednesday’s triumph receded into Friday’s defeat at the hands of some of the most gifted mitts in the NHL, those of Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and the Colorado Avalanche, who prevailed, 4-2, at Honda Center.
The Ducks had won consecutive games for just the second time this season and were looking for their second three-game surge of the campaign after toppling the league-leading Winnipeg Jets two nights earlier.